12-year-old boy arrested 1,200km into his quest to drive across Australia

A 12-year-old boy on a quest to drive across Australia managed to travel 1,200km (800 miles) before he was arrested by police!

It’s reported that the boy planned on driving 4,000km from Kendall, NSW to Perth (which is a 40-hour trip!), but eventually attracted the attention of the Broken Hill Highway Patrol because of a broken bumper, which was dragging along the ground.

The boy was caught during day 2 of ‘Operation go Slow’, a campaign aimed at increasing police presence of the roads.

It is not yet known how the boy managed to travel for such a distance, and refuel, without being noticed!